4 - the msm Flashcards
who made the multi store model?
atkinson and shiffrin
what does the msm explain about information?
how it is transferred from one store to another, how it is remembered and how it is forgotten
what are the two main stores of the sensory register?
iconic (visual info coded visually) and echoic (sound coded acoustically)
what passes into the sensory register?
any stimulus from the environment
what usually happens once the sensory register has collected information
it is usually quickly forgotten
what is the capacity of the sensory register
very high
what will have to happen to the information in the sensory register in order for it to pass into our memories?
we must pay attention to it
what process must happen to transfer memories into our long term memory?
(maintenance) rehearsal
what surgery did hm undergo?
brain surgery to relieve his epilepsy
what part of hm’s brain was removed on both sides?
the hippocampus
when hm’s memory was assessed how old did he believe he was in comparison to his actual age?
he believed he was 27 when he was actually 31
what happened to hm’s long term memory when it was tested over and over again?
it never improved
how does the case of hm support the multi store model?
it shows that stm and ltm have separate stores
